One politician wants to change that and make Remembrance Day a statutory holiday across Canada. West Nova member of Parliament Colin Fraser has created a private member’s bill, Bill C-311, that would give the day the same type of recognition as Canada Day or Victoria Day.

"The main purpose is to give it the recognition I think it deserves in federal legislation, but also to get the provinces and territories who don't have it as a statutory holiday to revisit it," Fraser told CBC News.

It’s by no means the first time the idea has been circulated. Just last year, former NDP MP Dan Harris had put forward a similar bill, which went nowhere, because Parliament was dissolved ahead of the 2015 federal election.

However, the bill doesn’t have the support of one very important group, the Royal Canadian Legion, which is Canada’s largest veteran support and community service organization. The legion doesn’t think making the day a holiday for all is a good idea, because it would be “just another day off.”

Still, if most of Canada recognizes the importance of the day already, why not make the day a statutory holiday across the country?